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738812

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-4-25
pubmed:abstractText
Conventional guidelines favor terse, mundane, unambiguous phrasing of interpretations, and the use of fanciful interpretations is rare in psychoanalytic literature. Some theoreticians have advocated interpretations that have multiple meanings and evoke primitive sensory and emotional responses. The latter functions can be served by metaphorical and especially by mythical interpretations, and their use in analytic therapy is suggested. Mythical interpretations tend to help the patient experience and express the forbidden and irrational; they imply that the therapist has a deep understanding of the patient. These effects are attributable to the psychodynamic determinants of myths and their cultural functions. Mythical interpretations further tend to provide implicit gratification to the patient, foster regression, and influence the patient's perception of and response to the therapist. Indications for use have yet to be worked out beyond preliminary speculations, and countertransference possibilities appear substantial. All of these considerations bear on the therapist's discretionary use of mythical interpretations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0091-0600
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
225-39
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-7-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Interpretations couched in mythical imagery.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports